SETTING GLOBAL STANDARDS FOR TRUSTED AI CREDENTIALSAI Competence Framework v1.29 · current release
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D6.L1.03ACTIVESTABLED6 Evaluation and assurance · L1 Aware

State what a test case is and why evaluation requires more than a small number of examples.

Type Knowledge · introduced in version 0.1

Performance indicators

Normative. These state what would be observed in a person who holds the statement.

Describes a test case as an input paired with an expected outcome
States that non-determinism means a single pass is not a result
Recognises that easy cases alone do not establish fitness
Evidence examples

Non-normative. Illustrative of evidence an awarding body might accept; not a required form.

A worked artefact produced in the course of normal duties, with the reasoning recorded at the time
Attestation by a competent supervisor against the indicators above, not against a general impression
Relationships

Assumes

Statements a candidate is taken to hold already. Never at a higher level than this one.

This statement assumes no other statement. It is a starting point within its domain.

Assumed by

Derived inverse. Statements that take this one as given.

No published statement assumes this one at version 1.29.

Related

Cross-domain relationships, stated in both directions and typed in the content model.

D1.L1.02

State that an AI system may produce different output for the same input, and why that matters.

Referenced by

Entries on the register of conformance claims whose coverage map cites this statement.

IBAIC Inc.

Accredited awarding body — full credential portfolio assessed against the AI Competence Framework · Tier III

Provenance
IntroducedVersion 0.1
Last modifiedNot modified since introduction
Statusactive · stable
Version displayedv1.29
Permanent URLaicertificationstandards.org/framework/statements/D6.L1.03
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AI Certification Standards (2026) AICF D6.L1.03, D6 Evaluation and assurance, version 1.29. Available at aicertificationstandards.org/framework/v1.29/statements/D6.L1.03 (accessed date).

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An amendment to this statement, its indicators or its relationships is proposed through the contribution process. Every submission is answered on the record, and the reasoning for acceptance or rejection is published in the release record for the version that follows.

Propose an amendment to D6.L1.03

Writing rules and the controlled verb list that govern how this statement is worded are published in the methodology.

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